Susan Boyle

Simon Cowell has been talking to the press about “the situation” with Susan Boyle, and he has said that it could have been handle better. Organisers of the Britain’s Got Talent tour have said that Susan will miss the live shows in Nottingham today, for another rest day, but it is still hoped that she will be well enough to perform in London.

Simon Cowell told the Daily Mail: “Looking back on it all, it has become clear to me that we didn’t handle the situation with Susan as well as we could have.

“Yet, to be honest, I don’t know that I could have done it any differently.”

He added that he had met Susan Boyle’s family last week and he asked them whether she should have been allowed to continue competing in the Britain’s Got Talent competition when it was apparent how stressed she was becoming.

He said that the family had all agreed she should be allowed to continue, confirming that she had always wanted to sing.

Cowell admitted that he had not expected Boyle to become “the most famous woman in the world” when she first auditioned.

Although her audition was good, Simon said that she came over “well but not sensationally”. Nevertheless, the Youtube footage of her audition became an internet sensation, and gained Susan celebrity fans in the UK and US.

Cowell said that initially Susan Boyle “seemed fine with all the attention” and she told him that she was having the time of her life.

As the final approached Susan was nervous but “seemed fine” and had any help she needed, including the support of her close friend. Simon said that she did not to him appear to be more nervous than Paul Potts was before his final two years earlier. “She understood the significance of the night,” he said.

After the result was announced, and Susan was not the winner of the viewer phone in poll, Simon Cowell commented: “I suddenly realised she didn’t know how to cope with losing. We didn’t handle it well.”

He added: “Then, at the crucial point in the final, I looked at her face and thought, ‘Christ, she doesn’t know how to deal with not winning’.

“It was a bad moment.

Afterwards, I went over and gave her a hug and tried to reassure her.

“I said, ‘Susan, my offer to record an album with you still stands’. We agreed we would work together – that it wasn’t the end of the road.”

Afterwards Simon he admitted he felt a little uncomfortable, and the rest is history. As far as the tour goes, it is up to Susan whether or not she feels able to perform. When she has been able to perform, her performances have been amazingly well received.

As far as Susan Boyle’s fans are concerned (and I know, because they write to me), they just want Susan to be well. They think she should rest as much as she needs to and not be worried about the tour. The last thing that they would want is for her to feel that she is letting any body down. They are all looking forward to her bringing out a CD so they can listen to her at home.